Foldable rocking chair



May 3, 1932- H. RODRIGUEZ 1,856,429

FOLDABLE ROCKING CHAIR Filed Jan. 6, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet l May 3*, 1932.

FOLDABLE ROCKING CHAIR Filed Jan. 6, 1930 2 sheets-sheei 2 H. RODRIGUEZ1,856,429

Patented May 3, 1932 'HERBERT RODRIGUEZ, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS FOLDABLEROCKING CHAIR 4Application led 'January 6,' 1930. Serial No. 418,723.

This invention relates to improvements in foldable rocking chairs.

One of the main objects of this invention is to provide an economicallyconstructed chair I5 which will serve the purpose of a rocking chair anda reclining chair, to be adapted for the home and also for the steamerdeck and the lawn and for various purposes, and which can be readilyfolded and unfolded. A11- other object is to provide such a chair withpliable means for the seat and back, whichl and cleaned and recan bereadily removed placed. A further object is to arrange the constructionso that one pair of the legs can be easily secured under the seat meansfor supporting it, and can be readily released therefrom for folding thechair.

hese objects and other objects and advantages are attained with thisinvention, as will become apparent from the following description, takenin connection with the accompanying drawings, in which ig. 1 is aperspective view of my improved chair, in its intermediate position. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional View thereof,

in a reclining position.

' Fig. 3 is a showing the seat means raised or released `from therearwardly slanting pair of legs,

l0 preparatory to folding the chair.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the chair folded.

In the drawings my invention is illustrated n the preferred form ofconstruction, which comprises a base frame including a pair of basemembers or bars 10 and a cross-bar 11 connecting them at the rear ends.

A pair of frame members or frame bars 12 are pivoted at the lower endsto the front ends of the base bars 10, by the use of pivot means orbolts 13. Cross-rods 14 and 15 connect said frame meinbers at thepupperand the lower ends, respectively. The upper parts 12 of said framemembers with their cross-rod 14 provide the back frame of this chair,while the lower parts 12 of said members with the cross-rod 15 providethe front legs of the chair.

Rear legs 16 are pivoted at their lower ends to the rear parts of saidbase bars l0, with lrod 21.

perspective view. of the chair,

pivot means or bolts 17, and in the unfolded position extend upwardlyand forwardly therefrom. A cross-rod 18 connects said legs at theirupper ends. o

The seat means provided for this chair includes a pair of side bars orseat bars 19, which are pivoted at their rear ends to the mterme iateparts of the frame members 12, with pivot'means or bolts 20, and areconnected at J{the front ends by means of a crossof each seat bar 19, toextend upwardly and forwardly therein, so that these seat bars can bereadily hooked or securely mounted on Icrossl-od 18 which joins theupper ends of egs The seat means further includes a strip of pliablematerial 23, which forms the seat tion and also the back-rest portion ofthis chair. It is preferably made of fabric, as canvas or the like, andis looped or doubled to extend aroundrod 21 of the seat means and aroundrod 14 of the back frame. pliable strip preferably has two endsconnected, as by the use of lacing means 24, so

notch 22 is out in the lower side por- Saidv that it can be readilyremoved and cleaned i and replaced.

Arm-rests are preferably also provided on this chair, preferably bymeans of horizontal links 25 which are pivoted at the rear to framemembers 12, as with pivot means or bolts 26; and are pivotally supportedat the front by links 27 pivoted thereto at their upper ends and pivotedat their lower ends to seat bars 19. Plates or means 28 are preferablyalso secured upon said horizontal links 25, for resting the arm thereon.rIfhis arm resting means thus swings and adjusts itself automaticallyalong with the swinging and the folding of the chair, as substantiallyindicated in the drawings.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A foldable rocking chair consisting of base frame means, framemembers pivotally mounted at the front thereof and the front legs andthe back frame, there being an upper cross-rod on the back frame part ofsaid members, seat members pivoted to said frame members to7 swingforwardly g5 providing thereof and being notched at the lower sides,rear legs pivoted to the rear `part of said base frame means andcarrying a cross-'rod at the upper ends for engaging in said notches toretain said seat members supported thereon, a cross-rod at the frontends of said seat members, a strip of fabric having its ends connectedfor ready detachment and being looped around the cross-rodsv providedon"VVV said frame members and on said seat members to serve as the seatand the back-rest of the chair, and arm-rest means pivotally mounted onsaid frame members and including a pair of links pivoted to said seatmembers to swing therewith and to be folded with the chair. i

2. A foldable rocking chair consisting of a base frame, frame memberspivotally mounted at the front thereof and providing the front legs andthe back frame, and having an upper cross-rod on the back frame parts ofsaid members, seat members having theirrear ends pivoted to said framemembers to swing forwardly thereof and being provided with notches intheir lower sides, rear legs pivoted to the rear part of said base frameand carrying a cross-rod at the upper ends for engaging in said notchesto 'retain said seat members supported thereon, a crossrod at the frontends of said seat members, a strip of fabric havingits ends detachablyconnected and being looped around the crossrods provided on said framemembers and said seat members to serve as the seat and as the back restof the chair, and" arm-rest means including arm-supporting members havintheir rear ends pivotally connected with t e frame members alsoincluding supportin links pivotally connecting the front ends o saidrest members with the seat memto swing therewith and to be folded withthe lchair, said chair serving as a rocking chair and as a recliningchair.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

HERBERT RODRGUEZ.

